Gutter-hanger.



G. W. WHEDON.

GUTTER HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED mums, 1914.

1,1 05,390. Patented July 28, 191i A TTORNEYS CHARLES W. WHEDON, 0FMEDINA, NEW YORK.

GUTTER-HANGER.

1 1 (15,391). Specification of Application filed February 26, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. VVIIEDON, a citizen of the United States,a resident of Medina, in the county of Orleans and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Gutter-l langers, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to gutter hangers or supports, my more particularpurpose being to provide a gutter hanger and gutter to be supportedthereby, these parts being of such form that the gutter when mounted inposition upon a. building has the appearance of a cornice, and otherwiseornamental.

A further object of my invention is to give the gutter and guttersupport such form as to increase the general etlicieney thereof.

Reference is made to the accompanying drawings forniinga part of thisspecification, and in which like letters indicate like parts.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary section on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2, looking inthe direction of the arrow, and showing the gutter mounted in positionadjacent to a root'. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation showing theroot and gutter. Fig. 3 is a cross section through the gutter, showingthe cross bar as it appears before being secured to the outer edge ofthe gutter. Fig. 4 is a section through the gutter complete, showing thecross bar as secured to its outer edge. Fig. 5 is a section similar toFig. i, but showing a slightly different style of gutter and cross bar.Fig. 6 is a detail, showing in frag mentary perspective the outer end ofthe cross bar before the latter secured to the outer edge of the gutter.Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective of the outer end of another form ofcross bar, before the latter is secured in position.

The roof of a building is shown at 8, and at 9 is a tt'acia whichsupports the roof and extends downwardly therefrom. A supporting strap10 is secured upon the facia 9 by screws 11 or other appropriatefastenings, and is provided with a bottom portion 12 having an upturnedend 13. The supporting strap 10 is :t'urther provided with a portion 11, which forms a cross bar for the gutter. The portion 141- is providedwith one or more fingers 15 which are bent downwardly. The portion 1 1is also provided with a finger 16, the latter having an offset portion17, which Let er n Patented July 28, 1914.

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I is bent slightly, so that the finger 16 is slightly out of alinementwith the finger 15, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 4.

One wall of the gutter is shown at 18, and the bottom of the gutterappears at 19. The gutter is further provided with a wall 20, the crosssection of which is slightly serpentine, and extending upv'ardly fromthis portion is a portion 21, the latter being integral with an inwardlyprojecting lip 22. The wall 20 of the gutter is connected with thebottom 19 thereof by a flat portion 2;

In fitting the hangers and gutter into positiou, the supporting strap 10is provided with a portion 1 1 (see Figs. 3 and 6) this portion beingcut or stamped and bent, and thus provided with portions 15, 16, forforming the fingers 15, 16. The portion 1 1 is next bent or sprung intoposition, the linger members 15, 16 being also bent or sprung into thepositions indicated at 15 and 16 in Fig. 4. The finger 15 now engagesthe underside of the lip 22 and the inside of the portion 21, while thefinger 16 engages the upper surface oi the lip 22, and outside of theportion 21. 1

In some instances .1 make the outer end of the cross bar in the formshown at 2 1 in Fig. 7 In this instance I form two fingers 25, spacedapart slightly, and between these two fingers is a third finger 26, thelatter being provided with an oft'sct portion 27. The fingers 25 arebrought into suitable position to engage the underside of the lip 22 andthe inside 01' the portion 21, the finger 26 being bent over the lip 22and thus brought into engagement with the outside of the portion 21. Ifdesired, the upper outer edge of the gutter may be bent or rolledoutwardly, so as to form a rounded portion 28, as indicated in Fig. 5,this portion being provided with an inwardly turned portion 29. Wherethis construction is employed I give the cross bar the form indicated at30, and provide it with a curved portion 31, mating the curvature of therounded portion 28. 1V hen the trough is completed, it is supported bythe supporting strap 10, the cross bar being brought out across it andinto engagement with its outer and upper edge. The gutter is thussupported partly by the cross bar, which serves as a brace for it, andpartly by the portion 12, upon which most of its weight rests directly.

Any number of supporting straps, of either kind above described, may beemployed for supporting the gutter, and the gutter hanger may be ribbedin order to strengthen it, The supporting straps are placed in position,as indicated in Fig. l, and are rendered true and accurate in allrespects before the gutter is placed in position, so as to be supportedby the supporting straps.

The operation of my device is as follows: The parts being assembled andarranged as above described, the gutter, when seen from the ground orfrom any point below it, has the appearance of a cornice, and isornamental in character. It does away with the unsightliness of guttersas ordinarily constructed. This effect is greatly improved by the factthat the portion 20 of the gutter is not hidden behind the supportingstraps, the entire outer face of the portion 20 being free, so that aview of it is unobstructed. The gutter is not supported by memberscompletely encircling it, and thereby giving it a distinct andunmistakable gutter-like appearance. As a cornice is usually notsupported by a strap or analogous supporting member encircling it, Ifind it practicable, by conferring upon the portion 20 a formapproximating that of the analogous or corresponding portion of acornice, and by supporting the trough without the aid of strapsencircling it or extending across the portion just mentioned, to conferupon the trough as a whole the general appearance of a cornice. In doingthis I virtually conceal the character of the trough and give the upperportion of the building an effect which is pleasing to the eye.

I do not limit myself to the precise construction shown, as variationsmay be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is as follows:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a supporting strapprovided with a portion for fitting against a building, and furtherprovided with a bottom portion extending outwardly and upwardly fromsaid first mentioned portion, said strap being further provided with aportion extending outwardly and formed into a cross bar, a gutterresting upon the bottom portion of said supporting strap and providedwith a surface to be engaged by said cross bar, said gutter beingprovided with a portion so fashioned as to simulate the outwardappearance of a corresponding portion of a cornice.

2. A gutter hanger, comprising a supporting strap having a verticalmember for attachment to a building, a bottom member extending from thelower end of the vertical member and on which the lower part of thegutter is adapted to rest, and a top member extending outwardly fromtheupper end of the vertical member and adapted for in terlockingengagement with the upper part of the front wall of the gutter. I

3. A device of the character described, comprising a gutter, and asupporting strap for said gutter, having a verticalmember for attachmentto a building, a horizontal bottom member having an upturned end andadapted to be engaged by the lower part of said gutter, the supportingstrap having an outwardly extending top member provided at its end withmeans for engaging the outer upper edge of said gutter.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES W. "WHEDON.

Witnesses FRANK D. HOPKINS, MARY L. VVHEDON.

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